We are back in Vancouver - and failing fast. On the surface, it seemed like a good idea at the time: wake up REALLY early and catch the first flight out so that the dogs would, presumably, sleep the entire five hours enroute. And, yeah, we did wake up at 4 a.m. And we…
July 30, 2011: Dinner with Mike!
I spent much of the day working on that damn rewrite of Payback, taking a break only to check out the lame Caribana Fest that offered up eight-dollar jerk chicken sandwiches and corn on the cob as a presumed "taste of islands". So much for the oxtail, curried goat, and plantain I was expected. Screw…
June 17, 2009: Dear Casting Directors, Producers, Studio People, and Network Execs – Do Yourself A Favor and Hire These Actors.
Nothing to read here. Move along. Thank you. This blog entry isn’t for Stargate fans or foodies or dog lovers or anyone who was directed here following an internet search for “vampire prop” (three of you), “big ass xex” (two of you), or “eating champagne truffles when pregnant” (one of you). No, this blog entry…
March 11, 2009: An Unintentional Oversight, Updates, Another Guest Blogger, and The Mailbag
It has come to my attention that some of you have elected to interpret a recent blog post in which I reflected fondly on my days with SG-1 as some sort of indirect sleight. The argument is that by praising the SG-1 team, I’m dissing anyone I didn’t happen to mention. “Why,”you may ask, “did…
January 28, 2009: Actor Mike Dopud Answers Your Questions
Today, I'd like to turn this blog over to a familiar face - stuntman and actor Mike Dopud who has made three memorable appearances in the Stargate franchise (Full Alert's Colonel Chernovshev, Bounty's Odaii Ventrell, and Tracker's Kiryk). So far. He's incredibly talented, a helluva nice guy and, should my SF pilot ever get off…
January 16, 2009: Link Issues, Book Discussion, Internet News, and the Mailbag
Yesterday, I received a call from the uber-talented composer Joel Goldsmith who wanted me to know he’s been working hard on those fan questions I sent him and is almost done. Actual work, it would seem, held things up a bit, but he assured me that his responses would be chock full of interesting info…
January 14, 2009: Scalzi and Stargate, Together At Last
Back in 2006, I read a novel that totally blew me away and single-handedly revived my passion for literary SF: Old Man’s War by author John Scalzi. It was smart, humorous, and unbelievably entertaining. So entertaining, in fact, that I ended up recommending it to anyone and everyone - friends, fans, and family alike. And…